KDE splash screen display issues

[msdobrescu]

Hello,

I have fully updated from the previously 7 K version using the weekly repository.
Now, I see the new look, which I must say I love much more than the previous one.
But during the KDE splash screen are some artefacts I have never seen before, on almost a quarter of screen, in the bottom area. It looks like the image is badly scrambled.
As it happens on the new theme only and I've read there are many new things regarding the display driver and x.org window system, I wonder if there is a bug and some others face this issue.
The video card memory seems OK, regarding some tests applied. It is an nVidia 560Ti.

What do you think?

Regards,
Mike

[joost]

I see this too on my system (ATI HD RADEON 5870 using FGLRX)

[msdobrescu]

Then could it be independent of the video driver?
Anyway, I must say that after the update, everything moves much faster than before!
One sole drawback I've seen: the cooler of the video card behaves as in case of Windows, i.e. it spins fast when the monitor is in stand by or off. I guess this is driver's issue. I've read over the Internet it is a common issue to nVidia and Ati (under Windows at least).

[msdobrescu]

Hello,

After the latest updates, KDE 4.8.4 and stuff, the issue came back.

[Stupot]

Did it ever go away?

[msdobrescu]

Yes, from the upgrade to 9, with the new look, until today, when I have applied the latest upgrades (with KDE 4.8.4, and nvidia 302 drivers...).

It seems like it uses some wrong resolution bitmap, like 768x1280 (this is just an example, not a precise measurement) instead of 1024x1280 one, and the system tries to compensate that, and reads more than it is present into the memory.

[dunsurfin]

I've had a similar issue with my AMD64 installation KDE updated to SL 9, kernel 3.4(I can't give machine specs at the moment as it's turned off but it's a home made job with a fairly up to date Nvidia card (2 years old). The particular peculiarity I noticed is that the scrambled bottom piece is dependent on what was done before a restart. It even holds graphics information from a live CD session which can be a little disconcerting when looking at adult sites!

[msdobrescu]

I confirm

[Fitzcarraldo]

Any error messages in /var/log/Xorg.0.log?

Does the following command show anything?

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dmesg | grep -i nvidia

[msdobrescu]

Hello,

I'm sorry to reply that late, but I've left unexpectedly for a month.

So, these are the errors I've found in the X.org log:

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[    21.690]
X.Org X Server 1.12.3
Release Date: 2012-07-09
[    21.690] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[    21.690] Build Operating System: Linux 3.2.0-server x86_64 Gentoo
[    21.690] Current Operating System: Linux USC 3.4.0-sabayon #1 SMP Wed Jul 18 23:06:31 UTC 2012 x86_64
[    21.690] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/kernel-genkernel-x86_64-3.4.0-sabayon ro init=/linuxrc splash=silent,theme:sabayon vga=791 console=tty1 quiet dokeymap keymap=us domdadm root=UUID=5fa4c660-2d97-4cec-ae31-8d056f14850f docrypt
[    21.690] Build Date: 18 July 2012  04:50:23PM
[    21.690] 
[    21.690] Current version of pixman: 0.24.4
[    21.690]    Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
   to make sure that you have the latest version.
[    21.690] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
   (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
   (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[    21.690] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sat Aug 25 12:32:04 2012
..
[    22.448] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module dri
[    22.448] (II) UnloadModule: "dri"
[    22.448] (II) Unloading dri
[    22.448] (EE) Failed to load module "dri" (module does not exist, 0)
[    22.448] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[    22.448] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
..
[    24.080] (II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    24.080]    compiled for 1.12.3, module version = 1.13.0
[    24.080]    Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[    24.080]    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 6.0
[    24.080] (II) Loading extension RECORD
[    24.080] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
[    24.080] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module dri2
[    24.080] (II) UnloadModule: "dri2"
[    24.080] (II) Unloading dri2
[    24.080] (EE) Failed to load module "dri2" (module does not exist, 0)
[    24.080] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
[    24.080] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
..
[    26.124] (II) Loading extension XINERAMA
[    26.124] (II) Loading sub module "dri2"
[    26.124] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
[    26.124] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module dri2
[    26.124] (II) UnloadModule: "dri2"
[    26.124] (II) Unloading dri2
[    26.124] (EE) NVIDIA: Failed to load module "dri2" (module does not exist, 0)
[    26.124] (II) NVIDIA(0): The X server will not be able to send the VDPAU driver name to
[    26.124] (II) NVIDIA(0):     libvdpau.
[    26.124] (--) RandR disabled
[    26.124] (II) Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
[    26.124] (II) Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
[    26.124] (II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
[    26.124] (II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
[    26.124] (II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
[    26.124] (II) Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
[    26.124] (II) Initializing built-in extension SYNC
[    26.124] (II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
[    26.124] (II) Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
[    26.124] (II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
[    26.124] (II) Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
[    26.124] (II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
[    26.124] (II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
[    26.124] (II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
[    26.124] (II) Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
..
[    27.234] (--) Wacom Intuos4 8x13 stylus: using pressure threshold of 27 for button 1
[    27.234] (--) Wacom Intuos4 8x13 stylus: Wacom USB Intuos4 tablet maxX=65024 maxY=40640 maxZ=2047 resX=200000 resY=200000  tilt=enabled
[    27.234] (II) Wacom Intuos4 8x13 stylus: hotplugging dependent devices.
[    27.234] (EE) Wacom Intuos4 8x13 stylus: Invalid type 'touch' for this device.
[    27.234] (II) Wacom Intuos4 8x13 stylus: hotplugging completed.
..


Now, the dmesg:

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dmesg | grep -i nvidia
[   11.271477] input: HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=9 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/0000:01:00.1/sound/card1/input14
[   11.271550] input: HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=8 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/0000:01:00.1/sound/card1/input15
[   11.271607] input: HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=7 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/0000:01:00.1/sound/card1/input16
[   11.271662] input: HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=3 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/0000:01:00.1/sound/card1/input17
[   12.388155] nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA' taints kernel.
[   12.398304] NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module  302.17  Tue Jun 12 16:03:22 PDT 2012
[   14.257506] NVRM: on the primary VGA device. The NVIDIA Linux graphics driver
[15581.959968] NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver
[15647.405178] NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver
[15651.097693] NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver
[15654.767794] NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver
[15654.789603] NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver
[15656.226339] NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver
[15658.127063] NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver
[15694.154790] NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver
[15694.175244] NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver
[15697.415114] NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver
[15772.732832] NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver
[15774.116162] NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver
[15779.790943] NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver
[15779.811593] NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver
[15802.116274] NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver
[15802.136910] NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver
[15828.308568] NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver
[15831.256530] NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver
[15833.626260] NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver
[15833.661689] NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver
[22348.002500] NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver
[22348.786932] NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver
[22386.129869] NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver
[22387.610382] NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver
[24808.771985] NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver
[32804.807910] NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver
[32932.319018] NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver
[32974.997734] NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver
[32975.008620] NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver
[33264.912558] NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver
[33264.928828] NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver


Thank you.